“Don’t shoot, we’re Republicans” – The Strange Tale of the US Destroyer Which Almost Assassinated The President
From November 1943 until her bizarre loss in June 1945, the American destroyer William D. Porter was often met with the clever greeting: “Don’t shoot,…
‘Scarface’ – The Elite Nazi Commando Who Hitler Sent To Rescue Mussolini
Otto Skorzeny was one of Germany’s finest commandos. An engineer by profession, he tried to volunteer for the Luftwaffe (German Air Force), in the year…
“Hitler’s Atlantic Wall” – Book Review by Mark Barnes
The Forty-Marriott alliance has produced some interesting work in recent years as they sought different ways to produce what we might loosely term battlefield guides.…
Simplicity – General Montgomery’s Battle Plan for D-Day Was Hand-Written On One Page
The D-Day invasion was one of the most complex military operations ever undertaken. 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel in one day, with support from…
It’s Peaceful Today, But It Was The Site Of A Desperate Battle In WW2 – Omaha Beach
The largest amphibious landing in history took place in 1944, on the 6th of June. Since war broke out in 1939, German forces had dominated…
The British and Canadian Landings on D-Day – Gold, Sword, Juno
Today, the Normandy landings might be most associated with the iconic photos of Omaha Beach, but let us not forget that there were five sectors…
The Long Shadow Of Hitler’s Reich – Surviving Buildings From The Nazi Era
The Nazi government under Adolf Hitler saw architecture as a means of imposing fear and respect. Hitler, like many Germans, had an admiration of the…
Jurassic Park of Aviation Found: How WWII Built Aircraft Still Struggle For Survival In New Age
War History Online is Proud to Present this Guest Piece from the Dakota Hunter Blog by respected Author and blogger Hans Weisman. The remnants of an abandoned airplane…
The Greatest Raid of World War II: The St Nazaire Raid
On 28 March 1942, British forces launched one of the most daring operations of the Second World War. Now known as “The Greatest Raid of…
The Charge of The Polish Cavalry Against German Tanks in 1939 – It Turned Into A Modern Myth
Poland had a long history of horsemanship, and its light cavalry called Uhlans (Tatar word for “Hero”, or “Rider”) were the pride of its army.…
The American Jewish Mobster Who Hunted Down Nazi Sympathizers in the USA And Secured NY Harbor
When the phrase “organized crime” is muttered, it’s easy to conjure up images of the bright lights, spinning slot machines, or the card tables of…
From The Tank Museum: Naming Deborah – Mark IV Tank In Cambrai
In 1998 Philippe Gorczynski from Cambrai found a Mark IV tank (female) buried beneath a field in the village of Flesquiéres, on the Cambrai battlefield.…